HP ProLiant Gen8 - Page 24

Recommended install method Customized install method Manual
Disc Network
Share
FTP USB Disc Network
Share
FTP USB Disc
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ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO — Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO — Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
VMware
ESXi
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO Flat Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO Flat Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
SUSE
Linux
Enterpri
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Server
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO — — — — — — ISO VM
ISO
Red Hat
Enterpri
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Linux
ISO VM
ISO
— Flat — — — — — ISO VM
ISO
Formats:
• Flat—Standard folder structure
• ISO—ISO or UDF file
• VM ISO—iLO Virtual Media ISO
• VM NET—iLO Virtual Media folder share
• VM USB—iLO Virtual Media USB
For more information about supported operation systems, software, and firmware, see the links in
Introduction on page 5.
SD Boot
With Intelligent Provisioning, you can use an HPE SD card as a target for deploying an OS. The following
HPE-supplied SD cards are supported as an alternative OS boot device:
• HPE 32GB SD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700136-B21)
• HPE 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700139–B21)
NOTE:
You cannot perform an OS install on an SD card when there is a hard disk connected to the server.
Either of these SD cards can be used as an alternative to hard drive or solid state drive storage for
deploying an OS on HPE ProLiant servers. Using an SD card as a target for deploying an OS provides
the following advantages:
24 Using Intelligent Provisioning